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Ryu James · 07:06 AM

Hi,
my name is Ryu ("hi Ryu", from the addicted audience) and after seeing several other stories similar to mine i thought it would be fun for there to be an outlet for us all to share at least one war-story of your addiction to RC. dont be modest! no ones trying to brag. tell us how much you spent, how much time you spent in the shop in one sitting, or what you pawned for that new Revo. the fights with the wife, the hours on the web, the giving up of sex, food, sleep, money, love, you get the point. its obvious we are all addicted to RC and i wanted to hear how "you got it bad", or how bad you got it.
oh, and TDC, we all know that you are the most addicted of us all but please do share still. how much is your tally to date?

anyway, i dont mean to get personal or pry but just to have fun so let me start.
i had rc cars off and on as a kid and loved them but i didnt get addicted until my first brushless unit - a Rustler VXL - in Sep 08. to give you an idea. i have spent over 16 hours in the garage in one sitting....almost daily actually....dropped 3k without blinking (not normal for me)....and when the wife comes out in the garage and says "honey, i am going to bed" with a wink and a sweetness in her voice, i just grunt and keep twisting that damn hex driver.
since Sep. i have built the Rusty, a 8ight, 8ightT, RC8T, Schumacher 3spd, halfway thru a 1/5 build and of course they all are brushless. I know thats not a lot compared to the 25 cars i know some of you have so thats why i want to hear about your addiction. That way i wont feel so bad about mine.

All in all though, i love this hobby and i aint gonna be leaving any time soon. peace.

_paralyzed_ · 12.17.2008, 07:19 AM

It's only mid month and I'm broke. I'll be living off of cup' o noodles until the 3rd, when I get my gov't cheese. But how do you not buy a 1521 for $140? The answer is you can't not buy it. You click "buy it now" and you stock up on ramen, that's what you do

Ryu James · 12.17.2008, 07:24 AM

you got a 1521 for $140?!! damn you!! why didnt i see that. i would have hocked the kids christmas to get that!

_paralyzed_ · 12.17.2008, 07:31 AM

It was in the general section. It belonged to Nic Case and it has gone 140mph

It's my christmas present to myself

jayjay283 · 12.17.2008, 09:02 AM

Want a human interest piece, I was bribed basically to finish up my college degree about 1.5 years ago and only had about 34 units to complete, I got a nice sum when I graduated (not jaw dropping paris hilton amount) but enought to get a new car and blow $20g on Rcs in a year LOL. This is not bragging 1 bit as I think of all the other things I could have done with the money and feel retarded..but im glad I didnt put id back into the nasdaq. I must say my collection or rcs/lipos and parts makes neighborhood kids salute me when I drive down the street and when one of their cars breaks they are banging on my door for parts or tools

George16 · 12.17.2008, 09:12 AM

I quit drinking and smoking 10 years ago and I saved the money I could have spent on cigs and booze monthly. I used some of that money to get back into rc 3 years ago. My wife does not mind me spending money on rc's because both she and I know that this is better than smoking, drinking, and partying. The biggest bonus of it all; time I spent with my son playing with our trucks together - priceless.

jayjay283 · 12.17.2008, 09:21 AM

Yeah good pints to add, I had quit drinking (not smoking though) and thats a good $300 a month I was wasting and my wife totally supports the hobby although I joke about her. She bought me a RC airplane and my lid for my 8T and occasionaly races them with me though she sucks and just makes me spend hours fixing the truck she drives.. But ive been playing with the nephews (who live with us) and teaching them about lipos, how to charge them etc, how to fix rcs, what tools to use (crap I swear I knew when I was 7 but kids these days dont understand).. makes it all worthwhile and good

George16 · 12.17.2008, 09:51 AM

But they're good at playing video games

.

My wife actually asked me why I haven't bought any airplanes or helis yet. I told her I'll do so once our ship visits Hong Kong or Singapore

. I need to practice on the simulator first.

12.17.2008, 11:08 AM

I started with RC on 11 December 2007, so now I'm doing RC like a year..

I think I've spent about 1250euro=1750 dollar this first "rc year", and I have to buy a MMM combo still before the end of the year..

I think thats pritty much for a 15 year old kid

mkrusedc · 12.17.2008, 11:58 AM

Hi mine name is Mark.

***Hi Mark!***

I am 46 years old. I drive around in a Type S Jaguar with two "toy" trucks in the trunk, just in case I find a good bash site. Just yesterday after a meeting with a local health plan's medical director I found a construction site. For about a 1/2 hour if you drove by you could see this guy (with a silly grin on his face) in a white shirt and tie playing with his "toy truck" in the mud.

bruce750i · 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryu James

Hi,
and when the wife comes out in the garage and says "honey, i am going to bed" with a wink and a sweetness in her voice, i just grunt and keep twisting that damn hex driver.

I too have done this. The high school horn-dog in me of the past, should of slapped the piss out of me.

It all started with a revo 2.5. Then I picked up a mini-t dropped too much money on "wild" brushed motors ha, ha yeah right. Then I went lipo/mamba-25/6900kv wow, shelved the nitro revo and never considered buying nitro again. Sometimes when the R/C fever is real bad I wouldn't stop to eat if it wasn't for my family interfering with their normal eating habits

lincpimp · 12.17.2008, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mkrusedc

Hi mine name is Mark.

***Hi Mark!***

I am 46 years old. I drive around in a Type S Jaguar with two "toy" trucks in the trunk, just in case I find a good bash site. Just yesterday after a meeting with a local health plan's medical director I found a construction site. For about a 1/2 hour if you drove by you could see this guy (with a silly grin on his face) in a white shirt and tie playing with his "toy truck" in the mud.

Anther guy with a jag... My dad used to have a bunch of those, xj6, xj12, 60's mark 2, etc....

TDC57 has a jag too.

I do like the random acts of rc... I was in a constuction site a week ago, pitch black outside. I had one streetlight about 200yards away, and my waterproof truck is black too. I have had some weird looks from people while playing.

I have only done rc for 2 years or so, and have easily spent 20k. At one point I had 70 vehicles, but cut back to 40. Almost all are MT or 1/8 scale and they are all brushless. I like building, but just can't bring myself to sell a project. So I put it on the shelf and leave it for 6 months until i get an idea of how to remake it. My current craze is 6x6 MT and scale crawlers. Just dropped 500 bucks on a bunch of parts, money sure spends easily when I have 4 projects going at the same time. But I try to buy used stuff as much as possible, my method of keeping the costs down (or just getting more stuff!!!).

RC keeps me busy, and I quit drinking and going out as much. So I saved about 150-200 a weekend on drinking and going out to dinner. Plus it keeps me away from the single women, who always seem more interested when you are "taken"...

Ryu James · 12.17.2008, 12:46 PM

i must say also, speaking of addictions, that my wife actually loves my RC addiction because it is the one thing that has really helped keep me clear of my expensive painpill and h addiction. no lie. was reluctant to share that but since we're getting honest....RC has been a godsend...and in all reality i am probably saving money over what i was buying before. you know, RC can kinda attract a wild crowd. i guess guys that like to build crap also like to self destruct but i saw on one guys avatar a quote that said something like "get addicted to RC, not drugs." great advice. take it from us old-timers you younguns out there. stick to the RC and you'll be alright.

now this really has become like an AA meeting.

Ryu James · 12.17.2008, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Byte

I started with RC on 11 December 2007, so now I'm doing RC like a year..

I think I've spent about 1250euro=1750 dollar this first "rc year", and I have to buy a MMM combo still before the end of the year..

I think thats pritty much for a 15 year old kid

that definitely is a lot for a 15 year old. if your spending that much now you dont stand a chance.

before you know it you will be 46 with your truggy in the back of your car and be out driving it on construction sites during your lunch hour with your shirt and tie on. isnt it great!

bruce750i · 01:35 PM

At least with an r/c addiction you end up with something of value. Instead of snorting, smoking or shooting it into your body.